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Peters named associate dean for graduate programs and postdoctoral affairs

Brent Lancaster

The Belltower is framed with spring flowers on a warm May afternoon.

Aug 21, 2024

NC State partners in new National Science Foundation center dedicated to domestic rubber production

The new center is entitled ERC: Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security or (TARDISS) and is led by Ohio State University.  The activities in NC State CBE will be led by Research Professor Greg McKenna, principal investigator (PI), and co-PIs Sindee Simon, department head and Distinguished Professor, and Saad Khan, INVISTA Professor. 

Aug 21, 2024

Researchers will build an international network of networks, S2S-AccelNet, to strengthen forecast applications and services

Researchers from North Carolina State University, Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), Texas A&M University (TAMU) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have received National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to build an international network of networks (NON) to bolster forecasting that helps protect infrastructure and natural resources in a rapidly changing world. 
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May 28, 2024

Wei, partners host meeting on volatile organic compounds sensors research

Qingshan Wei, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, is the principal investigator for a Phase I Convergence Accelerator Track L award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). 
Former dean Louis Martin-Vega, left, and current dean Jim Pfaendtner, right, flank the newly revealed painted portrait of Louis-Martin Vega.

May 22, 2024

Louis Martin-Vega’s dean portrait unveiled in ceremony with colleagues, family, friends

With his family, friends and close colleagues in the audience, Louis Martin-Vega, former dean of the College of Engineering at NC State University, looked on as the drape was pulled off his official portrait by the new dean, Jim Pfaendtner, who holds a deanship named in Martin-Vega’s honor. 
red belltower at night

May 21, 2024

Grant named AAAS Fellow

Christine Grant, professor and inaugural associate dean for faculty advancement in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for 2024. 
Veena Misra

May 10, 2024

Misra named head of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Veena Misra has been named as the permanent head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at North Carolina State University. Misra, who was selected after a nationally competitive search, has served as interim department head since July 1, succeeding Dan Stancil. 

May 2, 2024

Bottomley honored by Virginia Tech as an outstanding alumna

Laura Bottomley, director of NC State’s Engineering Education program, has been honored by Virginia Tech’s Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with induction into the department’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni. 
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May 2, 2024

Oralkan, Augustyn receive Alcoa research awards

Omer Oralkan, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Veronica Augustyn, associate professor and Jake & Jennifer Hooks Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, have been honored for their research work by NC State’s College of Engineering with Alcoa Foundation Awards. 
Kara Peters in front of a left to right diagonal gradient background of black to red.

Apr 30, 2024

Peters named associate dean for graduate programs and postdoctoral affairs

Kara Peters has been named as the associate dean of graduate programs and postdoctoral affairs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University.